Ep.20 Radium Beauty

In the early 20th century, glowing skin meant something very different from it does today. This episode traces the bizarre and unsettling rise of radium in the beauty industry. From the discovery of the element by Marie and Pierre Curie to its enthusiastic adoption in face creams, powders, and even toothpaste, we follow how a scientific marvel became a dangerous fad. Along the way, we meet the advertisers who promised eternal youth in a jar, the consumers dazzled by the glow, and the tragic victims who paid the price when science and style collided.

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